June 2018 Running Challenge
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seanevan10 wrote: »Hi y'all! I haven't updated in forever. I am not being as consistent as I should. Both with keeping up and doing my work outs. That 3 month break has killed any stamina I had before and the new meds make me want to eat all the foods! Not a good combo.
At least I have a goal in 4 weeks to try and get to. I have the bike down...the run....meh.
You sound exactly like me. I also took about three months off because my meds were giving me leg pain. Got off those meds, pain went away, but the new meds make me ravenous all the time! I've gained 30 pounds since January!
But I'm slowly getting back at it. The doctor agreed to let me cut my dosage in half to see if it would stop making me want to eat all the time. It's been almost a week and my appetite is definitely decreased, so that's good. Now I just need to get back to running 10+ milers
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June Running Totals (miles)
6/1 – rest day
6/2 – travel day
6/3 – 14.50 warmup + half marathon
6/4 – rest day
6/5 – extra rest day
6/6 – podiatrist visit
6/7 – PT visit
6/8 – no running
6/9 – no running
6/10 – no running
6/11 – PT visit
6/12 – 2.46 easy
6/13 – 1.46 easy
6/14 – rest day
6/15 – 3.21 easy
6/16 – rest day
6/17 – 4.53 warmup + short course 5K
6/18 – rest day, PT visit
6/19 – extra rest day
6/20 – 5.96 group run
June running total to date – 32.11
Nominal June mileage goal: 160 miles
Real goals: Stay healthy. Survive 4 races scheduled in June, 2 of them outside my comfort zone. Start training toward Wineglass.
Today's Yesterday's notes – After two rest days, the Achilles was good enough in the morning to risk the group run in the evening. Got a temperature 77º F (25º C) with a dewpoint of 51º F. Felt okay. The route was a planned out and back. The early part of the out was hard asphalt sidewalk; I chose to run on the softer asphalt shoulder/bike lane for much of that. I set out ahead of the pack, then picked up a younger guy on the loop at the end of the out. Ran back, and I would have had to stay on the sidewalk for that hard asphalt because I'm not willing to run on the shoulder with traffic at my back. So I detoured to run a nice soft trail with shade for much of the way back.
The idea was to run 5 to 5.5 miles. I knew when I detoured to the trail that it would go over 6, but I was feeling pretty good at that point. At 5.96, the Achilles spoke up and said time to walk; so I did. Directed the young guy to the last turn he didn't know about, and walked back to the store. If I'd run all the way, it would have been in the 6.2 to 6.4 mile range.
This morning, the Achilles feels good enough that I'll go to club practice this evening. The idea is to do the 2 mile warmup, see how I feel, and maybe do something very easy after that. Maybe 4x800 at T, maybe just a few easy miles. All subject to the Achilles not telling me to stop.
2018 races:
February 17, 2018 Freezeroo #5 (Valentines Run "In Memory of Tom Brannon" 8 Mile) (Greece, NY) finished in 54:48
February 24, 2018 Freezeroo #6 (White House Challenge 4.4 mile) (Webster, NY) finished in 28:46
March 17, 2018 USATF Masters 8K (Shamrock 8K, Virginia Beach, VA) finished in 31:55
March 24, 2018 Spring Forward 15K (Mendon, NY) ran at MP, finished in 1:10:47
April 16, 2018 Boston Marathon (Hopkinton, MA) finished in 3:28:43
April 29, 2018 USATF Masters 10K (James Joyce Ramble, Dedham, MA) finished in 41:33
May 20, 2018 Lilac 10K (Rochester, NY) finished in 42:21
May 26, 2018 Sunset House 5K (Rochester, NY) finished in 20:12
June 3, 2018 USATF Masters Half Marathon (Ann Arbor, MI) finished in 1:34:42
June 9, 2018 Ontario Summit Trail Half Marathon (Naples, NY) DNS - injury
June 17, 2018 Medved 5K to Cure ALS (Rochester, NY) short course, 18:04 for ~2.9 miles
June 30, 2018 Charlie's Old Goat Trail Run 5 mile (Victor, NY)
July 28, 2018 Battle at Bristol 10K (Naples, NY)
September 30, 2018 Wineglass Marathon (Bath, NY)
November 11, 2018 Syracuse Half Marathon (Syracuse, NY)
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fitoverfortymom wrote: »
Just keep swimming?
It's good to have you back! I've been sorta MIA--Still running, just busy with work and hard to keep up with this thread.
HAHA! I have to get back to that sometime soon too (swimming I mean). The pool that I swim at is under maintenance until the end of August. Anyway, trying to get some kind of run in along with biking, so there is something. @Elise4270 is trying to either keep me honest or kill me. I guess we find out in a month. Haha2 -
RespectTheKitty wrote: »
You sound exactly like me. I also took about three months off because my meds were giving me leg pain. Got off those meds, pain went away, but the new meds make me ravenous all the time! I've gained 30 pounds since January!
But I'm slowly getting back at it. The doctor agreed to let me cut my dosage in half to see if it would stop making me want to eat all the time. It's been almost a week and my appetite is definitely decreased, so that's good. Now I just need to get back to running 10+ milers
YES!!!! My legs were hurting and getting all kind of weird pains and the emotions were all over the place. But I wasn't hungry. Then I changed....again and wanted to just sleep. Then I had a huge RA flare in late April and added some more meds. I am finally back to normal, used to meds but I want to eat all the time. Oh well. At least I am finally emotionally stable! Well, as much as I can be.
I hope you are feeling better! Glad to see that I am not the only one that has so many issues getting all the meds in the right combo.3 -
ladysnickerdoo wrote: »Today was supposed to be a rest day but I really felt like running so out I went...in the rain. Well ok, more of a mist but it actually felt good. Kept me cool!
I have been driving to a paved walking path near my house but today I decided to use my warmup to get there. Almost made it. Needed to run the first set on the street but then finished up the other 5 with two laps around the path, then used my cooldown to walk back home. Went a bit over the 29 minutes I had planned but got some extra distance.
Will see tomorrow if I need a rest day or if I'm going to start week 3 of the C25K. I'm a bit worried because I have been doing 90 seconds running/2 minutes walking and week 3 has me jumping to 3 minutes running/3 minutes walking. Not sure if I can run for 3 minutes straight yet...
Anyway, run/walk this morning was 2.4 miles in 35 minutes.
That's slightly different from the version of C25k I'm currently using with a friend, but we're on week 3 and have had some similar jumps (doubling from 1 to 2 minutes running, then up to 4 this week), and don't worry - you can do it. It's okay to go slowly, just KEEP RUNNING! The first (or second) day or the new weeks may be the hardest, but your body will adapt during your recovery days (you're not skipping them, are you?) and it will get easier.0 -
June 2018 Running
06/01: XT
06/02: 3.02 mile easy run, 8:51 pace + XT
06/03: 14.01 mile long run, 9:09 pace
06/04: 3.01 mile easy run, 9:19 pace + XT
06/05: 7.26 miles- 1.6 wu, 4x(1M@10K/90" rest), 1.6 cd
06/06: Off, rest day
06/07: 6.26 miles- 2 wu, 5K race (21:59), 1 cd
06/08: XT + core
06/09: 3.01 mile easy run, 9:20 pace + XT
06/10: 14.05 mile long run with 10x1' pickups + strength
06/11: 10.07 mile trail run, 9:26 pace
06/12: Off, rest day
06/13: 3.10 mile easy run, 9:20 pace + XT
06/14: 8.02 miles- 1.6 wu; 2@10K pace; 2.8 miles fartlek; 1.6 cd
06/15: XT + core
06/16: 3.11 mile easy run, 9:18 pace + XT
06/17: 16.00 mile long run, 9:32 pace
06/18: XT
06/19: 7.01 miles- 2 wu; 2x(1M@5K/3' rest); 2x(400m@1M/90" rest); 2.5 cd
06/20: XT
06/21: 7.05 mile easy run, 9:11 pace
Total: 105.00 miles
Light cross-training yesterday (45 min on the spin bike), and an easy 7 miler this morning. It started raining as soon as I left for the run, and poured pretty much the whole time. I got absolutely soaked, like could not have been more wet if I had jumped in Lake Michigan! At least it was pretty warm (70*F) so it made for nice running. The other pro of heavy rain is that I didn't have to worry about the red-winged blackbirds today
Now I just have an easy 4 mile run tomorrow and a rest day Saturday before my next 10K!
Upcoming Races
06/07: Strides for Peace 5K PR and 3rd OA - 21:59
06/24: Chicago 10K
07/22: Rock 'n' Roll Chicago 10K
10/07: Chicago Marathon
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I cant find the dew point chart... (Impatient)
The dew point now is 59°F. I'm really looking forward to the run today.
ETA oh crap. I had the relationship backwards. 59! I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO THE RUN! WOO!2 -
On the rain . . . I wouldn't have walked out into it. I would have run to my car. The weather is always nicer when I'm running than when I'm walking.
But then I would not have looked like a movie hero walking out into the rain in front of all the people cowering inside. COME ON! Think of the optics man.@PastorVincent - That house has great curb appeal, and I trust you found it just as appealing inside.
It is rather dated looking. Wood paneling and all that, but layout and location are good. The rest can be adjusted with time.
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I cant find the dew point chart... (Impatient)
The dew point now is 59°F. I'm really looking forward to the run today.
ETA oh crap. I had the relationship backwards. 59! I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO THE RUN! WOO!
I have not seen a dewpoint under 70F since the time of the Pyramids it seems
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@seanevan10 welcome back!1
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Goal is 30 miles by the 30th.
June 18- Easy 3 miles 35:10
June 19- 3.2 miles 38:20 Took it easy- HIIT class tonight.
June 20- Another easy 3 miles in 36:00 as I am sore from my knees to my neck from last nights HIIT class
June 21- 4.65 Miles 47:12 Hill intervals
Race goal- The Moose Is Loose 10K trail run July 14. Under an hour.
I ran outside today- I live in a beautiful rural area but am terrified of the bears as I literally almost ran into one a few years ago. So I put my knife in my running belt and drove about 2 miles from home to where there is less bush and more crop land and hoped for the best. It is very rolling land so I ran hard up the hills as my intervals. Beautiful day- glad I stepped off the mill today
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@mcw2018mfp I know that it must be terrifying to think you might run into a bear; enough that you carry a knife with you when you run. But come on, that sounds pretty bad a** to say you carry a knife with you on runs
Stay safe!!!1 -
01/06 3.52 miles
05/06 3.09 miles
07/06 3.13 miles
20/06 3.12 miles
21/06 3.18 miles
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I'm not usually skipping them, except for today. I usually try to get a walk in on my rest days.polskagirl01 wrote: »ladysnickerdoo wrote: »Today was supposed to be a rest day but I really felt like running so out I went...in the rain. Well ok, more of a mist but it actually felt good. Kept me cool!
I have been driving to a paved walking path near my house but today I decided to use my warmup to get there. Almost made it. Needed to run the first set on the street but then finished up the other 5 with two laps around the path, then used my cooldown to walk back home. Went a bit over the 29 minutes I had planned but got some extra distance.
Will see tomorrow if I need a rest day or if I'm going to start week 3 of the C25K. I'm a bit worried because I have been doing 90 seconds running/2 minutes walking and week 3 has me jumping to 3 minutes running/3 minutes walking. Not sure if I can run for 3 minutes straight yet...
Anyway, run/walk this morning was 2.4 miles in 35 minutes.
That's slightly different from the version of C25k I'm currently using with a friend, but we're on week 3 and have had some similar jumps (doubling from 1 to 2 minutes running, then up to 4 this week), and don't worry - you can do it. It's okay to go slowly, just KEEP RUNNING! The first (or second) day or the new weeks may be the hardest, but your body will adapt during your recovery days (you're not skipping them, are you?) and it will get easier.2 -
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Big Race packing time. I know it’s not until Saturday, but I need to leave straight from work so had to prep tonight.
Note a few unusual items:
A tent. Yes, I’m camping, before and after
A dress. For the barn dance after. Yes, I’ll be expected to dance
A second set of kit. That’s for the ‘fun’ race the next day. A so-called ‘Chaos Race’ apparently it begins with all your shoes in a pile, before you run up a hill (yes, a hill) and down again.
First Aid kit includes tick removers and full strength DEET insect repellant for evil Blandford flies which are out in force.
George the squeaky cow.
A hip flask. Because. Spiced rum really eases muscle pain after a race....
I’m not bothering with a full hydration pack as there’ll be aid stations with goodies, but I’m mixing up a strong tailwind mix to have. It worked ok for me last time I did a long run.
I’ve just prepped some food for before the race, taking a camping stove but there’s plenty of food (and rumours of ice cream and beer) on site.
Here’s hoping to come home with a medal!!!17 -
Not much running this week. Plantar fasciitis still acting up. This week was suppose to be last week of physical therapy but they are asking for a couple more weeks to see if more PT will help. Foot is better than it was at the beginning of May when it started, but I still don't think it is completely healed. From what doctor told me, it could be month or years before there is no pain at all.
Next week I am volunteering at our church's Vacation Bible School after work everyday, so not sure how much running will be happening.
I will not meet my goal this month - hoping for a much better, pain free July.
@RunsOnEspresso - Re: Rain: Your rain events sound like when snow or hard freeze events happen in Louisiana.
@PastorVincent - Prayers that the house inspection goes well and the house is NOT a death trap.4 -
juliet3455 wrote: »"skippygirlsmom wrote:Do we still have “Embrace the suck” shirts sitting somewhere that I can order one? Skip mentioned wanting one yesterday?
@skippygirlsmom Try this link for the shirt
Thanks, @juliet3455
LOL Zazzle confuses me, but I think I've got it sorted.
MFP MRC Embrace the Suck shirts are here:
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MFP MRC Sisu shirts are here:
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@mcw2018mfp I know that it must be terrifying to think you might run into a bear; enough that you carry a knife with you when you run. But come on, that sounds pretty bad a** to say you carry a knife with you on runs
Stay safe!!!
I dont run around bear, although a black bear was spotted abput 50 miles from here. We dont have bear. We have pigs, mountain lions, and coyotes (cant imagine a coyote being a problem. But i did hear a store ages ago about on that attacked a runner. It was rabid).
I'd carry a knife. I just havent found a practical way to do so. You never know when some drunk *kitten* hillbilly will roll up on you and try to impress his friends with a trophy.3 -
NEW JUNE GOALS, REHAB SMART, 20 hours of activity Work up to 4 minutes of running (50 mpm). Bike all that I can bike.
2---4.05mi, 61min (PT run)
3---2.58mi, 55 min walk
4---3.71mi, 54 min (PT run)
7---3.42 mi, 47 min 5(2-1,2-2)
8---9.35 mi, 43 min road bike
10---55 min brick. 6.04 mi bike, 1.67 mi run 6(2,2)
11---5.55 mi mtn bike, 38 min
12---2.24 mi, 33 min 5(3,3)
13--- 2.71 mi, 36 min 5(2,1) 3(3,3)
13---5.55 mi mtn bike, 36 min
14---4.85 bike
16---6.22 mi, 84 min run 13(3,3)
17---brick. 3.11 run, 5.16 bike
18---2.21 run 7(2,2)
19---7.33 mtn bike
20---12.51 road bike
20---1.74 run
21---2.36 5(3,3) run
MILES
Running 36.0
Cycling/MTN bike 56.5
Upcoming Races
July 22 Draper Lake Duathlon. Norman OK
October 14th Spirit of Survival Lawton OK. Quarter Marathon
March 31, 2019 A2A Undecided distance. Ardmore OK
April 28, 2019 OKC Memorial Marathon (half)
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